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thefoss1957 · 04-27-2014, 04:19 PM

Q finally woke up and stopped forcing Handzus into the 2nd line...using him only as a draw specialist and for PK...with Depth guy Ben Smith centering Line #2, Hossa or Kane and Sharp were more dangerous, with a quick guy that was tough, digging pucks off the wall...

IMO, the biggest difference in the series, was the productivity of those kind of "depth" guys...Lapierre and Reaves were dominating the early games...then, after the NHL warned the teams about post-whistle activities, those guys seemed to make less impact on play...Shaw, Saad, Smith, Kruger, for the 'Hawks, all came on in the last 4 games, and drove a lot of possession, with Q REALLY limiting the amount of time the 4th line was getting.

A lot of 'Hawk fans would have liked to see Morin dress...and in this game Versteeg was a scratch, and Nordstrom was dressed....but Bollig and Nordstrom saw very little ice.

Looking ahead, I don't see the need for as much "muscle" vs. the next round guys...so I wouldn't be surprised to see Bollig scratched for Morin.

04-27-2014, 04:19 PM	#655
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	Q finally woke up and stopped forcing Handzus into the 2nd line...using him only as a draw specialist and for PK...with Depth guy Ben Smith centering Line #2, Hossa or Kane and Sharp were more dangerous, with a quick guy that was tough, digging pucks off the wall... IMO, the biggest difference in the series, was the productivity of those kind of "depth" guys...Lapierre and Reaves were dominating the early games...then, after the NHL warned the teams about post-whistle activities, those guys seemed to make less impact on play...Shaw, Saad, Smith, Kruger, for the 'Hawks, all came on in the last 4 games, and drove a lot of possession, with Q REALLY limiting the amount of time the 4th line was getting. A lot of 'Hawk fans would have liked to see Morin dress...and in this game Versteeg was a scratch, and Nordstrom was dressed....but Bollig and Nordstrom saw very little ice. Looking ahead, I don't see the need for as much "muscle" vs. the next round guys...so I wouldn't be surprised to see Bollig scratched for Morin. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen) Last edited by thefoss1957; 04-27-2014 at 04:26 PM.